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strong families Center for Hope Residential The residential program serves homeless pregnant and parenting women with substance abuse and behavioral health conditions from throughout Maricopa County. These women also typically have no income, an inconsistent work history, minimal job skills, often have involvement with probation or Child Protective Services and other children not in their care. Services designed to help women move from homelessness to stable housing and employment include: transitional housing, substance abuse/ behavioral health treatment, trauma therapy, health and wellness education, prenatal care, child birth education and support, relapse prevention, life skills training, parenting education, developmental services for infants and toddlers, parent/child interaction play therapy and employment preparation services. Family members can participate in family team meetings, individual and group family therapy, parenting education and developmental services for all of the women’s dependent children whether residing on or off campus. Women, their newborn infants and one child under age six, live on the 24-unit residential campus located in Mesa. The campus includes three residential cottages, spaces for behavioral health services, a child development center, outdoor play spaces, a family visitation room and a large multipurpose room for community activities and events. In 2012, 52 families, including 28 children, received residential program services and 18 drug-free babies were born. Eighty-five percent of the 34 families that left in 2012 transitioned to permanent housing. A Full Continuum of Programs for Women, Children & Families Center for Hope began serving the community in January, 2005 to support women who found themselves homeless, pregnant and in need of long-term integrated behavioral health, housing and medical services. Since that time, more than 170 healthy, drug-free babies have been born to women in the residential program and countless others have become thriving members of the community. Center for Hope Residential in Mesa ASPIRE Outpatient ASPIRE outpatient treatment program serves women with substance abuse issues and their families. Outpatient services include: individual and group substance abuse counseling, trauma therapy, in-home visits, peer-to- peer support, transportation and childcare to encourage participation. Families also participate in support groups. In FY 11/12, ASPIRE served 93 families including 135 children. Center for Hope Permanent Supportive Housing Some families in our programs do not yet have the skills or adequate incomes to maintain safe, stable housing in the community without additional support. To address this need, Center for Hope developed and operates its own residential properties (3 four-plex apartment complexes), and obtained federally funded supportive housing leases to continue strengthening families who have successfully completed the residential program or who are receiving services through ASPIRE. In FY 11/12, 31 families (including 45 children) resided in permanent supportive housing operated by CFH. Seventy-two percent of these families were employed with supportive services offered by our staff. An additional 6% of the families where enrolled in higher education or vocational training to develop job skills and 6% of residents were receiving disability benefits. The remaining 16% of families had resided in permanent housing for less than 6 months and were actively seeking employment. CenterforHopeAZ.org

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strong families

Center for Hope Residential The residential program serves homeless pregnant and parenting women with substance abuse and behavioral health conditions from throughout Maricopa County. These women also typically have no income, an inconsistent work history, minimal job skills, often have involvement with probation or Child Protective Services and other children not in their care.

Services designed to help women move from homelessness to stable housing and employment include: transitional housing, substance abuse/behavioral health treatment, trauma therapy, health and wellness education, prenatal care, child birth education and support, relapse prevention, life skills training, parenting education, developmental services for infants and toddlers, parent/child interaction play therapy and employment preparation services. Family members can participate in family team meetings, individual and group family therapy, parenting education and developmental services for all of the women’s dependent children whether residing on or off campus.

Women, their newborn infants and one child under age six, live on the 24-unit residential campus located in Mesa. The campus includes three residential cottages, spaces for behavioral health services, a child development center, outdoor play spaces, a family visitation room and a large multipurpose room for community activities and events.

In 2012, 52 families, including 28 children, received residential program services and 18 drug-free babies were born. Eighty-five percent of the 34 families that left in 2012 transitioned to permanent housing.

A Full Continuum of Programs for Women, Children & Families

Center for Hope began serving the community in January, 2005 to support women who found themselves homeless, pregnant and in need of long-term integrated behavioral health, housing and medical services. Since that time, more than 170 healthy, drug-free babies have been born to women in the residential program and countless others have become thriving members of the community.

Center for Hope Residential in Mesa

ASPIRE OutpatientASPIRE outpatient treatment program serves women with substance abuse issues and their families. Outpatient services include: individual and group substance abuse counseling, trauma therapy, in-home visits, peer-to-peer support, transportation and childcare to encourage participation. Families also participate in support groups.

In FY 11/12, ASPIRE served 93 families including 135 children.

Center for Hope Permanent Supportive HousingSome families in our programs do not yet have the skills or adequate incomes to maintain safe, stable housing in the community without additional support. To address this need, Center for Hope developed and operates its own residential properties (3 four-plex apartment complexes), and obtained federally funded supportive housing leases to continue strengthening families who have successfully completed the residential program or who are receiving services through ASPIRE.

In FY 11/12, 31 families (including 45 children) resided in permanent supportive housing operated by CFH. Seventy-two percent of these families were employed with supportive services offered by our staff. An additional 6% of the families where enrolled in higher education or vocational training to develop job skills and 6% of residents were receiving disability benefits. The remaining 16% of families had resided in permanent housing for less than 6 months and were actively seeking employment.

CenterforHopeAZ.org

Our Mission

Center for Hope builds sustainable recovery and strong families capable of thriving in their personal lives and communities.

Giving Opportunities

With your continued support, CFH can help women and their families end their homelessness, give birth to healthy, drug-free babies and build stable family lives for their children.